Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Medical Research Institute, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Seoul, South Korea.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2011 Feb;28(2):167-72. doi: 10.1007/s10815-010-9489-1. Epub 2010 Oct 21.
To perform a reliable non-invasive detection of the fetal achondroplasia using maternal plasma.
We developed a quantitative fluorescent-polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) method suitable for detection of the FGFR3 mutation (G1138A) causing achondroplasia. This method was applied in a non-invasive detection of the fetal achondroplasia using circulating fetal-DNA (cf-DNA) in maternal plasma. Maternal plasmas were obtained at 27 weeks of gestational age from women carrying an achondroplasia fetus or a normal fetus.
Two percent or less achondroplasia DNA was reliably detected by QF-PCR. In a woman carrying a normal fetus, analysis of cf-DNA showed only one peak of the wild-type G allele. In a woman expected an achondroplasia fetus, analysis of cf-DNA showed the two peaks of wild-type G allele and mutant-type A allele and accurately detected the fetal achondroplasia.
The non-invasive method using maternal plasma and QF-PCR may be useful for diagnosis of the fetal achondroplasia.
利用母体血浆进行可靠的胎儿软骨发育不全的非侵入性检测。
我们开发了一种适用于检测导致软骨发育不全的 FGFR3 突变(G1138A)的定量荧光聚合酶链反应(QF-PCR)方法。该方法应用于母体血浆中循环胎儿 DNA(cf-DNA)的胎儿软骨发育不全的非侵入性检测。在妊娠 27 周时,从携带软骨发育不全胎儿或正常胎儿的女性中获得母体血浆。
QF-PCR 可可靠地检测到 2%或更低的软骨发育不全 DNA。在携带正常胎儿的女性中,cf-DNA 分析仅显示野生型 G 等位基因的一个峰。在预期患有软骨发育不全胎儿的女性中,cf-DNA 分析显示野生型 G 等位基因和突变型 A 等位基因的两个峰,并准确地检测到胎儿软骨发育不全。
使用母体血浆和 QF-PCR 的非侵入性方法可能对胎儿软骨发育不全的诊断有用。